# Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 19 December 2011 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The preliminary round took place on 10 December at the World Snooker Academy. The main round matches were split between the World Snooker Academy and the Badminton Hall of the venue. One table was broadcast on Eurosport. Despite being held in England, the event counted towards the Order of Merit as a European event.
Ding Junhui made the 84th official maximum break during his last 128 match against James Cahill. This was Ding's fourth 147 break and his second within three days. The next day Jamie Cope made the 85th official maximum break in the last 32 against Kurt Maflin. This was Cope's third 147 break.
Tom Ford wins his second professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–3 in the final.

## Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
| | Prize fund | Ranking points$^1$ |
| Winner | €10,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | €5,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | €2,500 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | €1,500 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | €1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | €600 | 560 |
| Last 64 | €200 | 360 |
| Maximum break | €595 | – |
| Total | €50,595 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

## Main draw
### Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames
| Mark Miller | 4–2 | Steve Ventham |
| Scott Donaldson | 4–1 | Christopher Keogan |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4–0 | Hans Blanckaert |
| Michael Wasley | 3–4 | David Gray |
| Stephen Groves | 4–1 | Rogelio Esteiro |
| Ben Harrison | 3–4 | James Cahill |
| Kishan Hirani | 1–4 | Oliver Brown |
| Phil O'Kane | 2–4 | Martin Ball |
| Stuart Wood | 2–4 | Andrew Milliard |
| Mitchell Travis | 1–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Greg Davis | 1–4 | Saqib Nasir |
| Michael Leslie | 4–1 | Joel Walker |
| Brandon Winstone | 1–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Mitchell Mann | 4–1 | Wayne Townsend |
| Ross Muir | 4–1 | Ashley Gregory |
| Stephen Winston | 1–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Ross Higgins | 1–4 | Barry Stark |
| Charlie Walters | 1–4 | Duane Jones |
| Ricky Norris | 4–2 | Sam Harvey |
| Liam Monk | 3–4 | George Marter |
| Matthew Day | 4–1 | Jamie Gibson |
| James Hill | 4–0 | Sachin Plaha |
| Jamie O'Neill | 3–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Reanne Evans | 4–3 | Tom Maxfield |
| James McGouran | 3–4 | Ashley Wright |
| Justin Astley | 4–3 | Toby Simpson |
| Thomas Wealthy | w/o–w/d | Sydney Wilson |
| Eric Pei | 0–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Shane Castle | 3–4 | Gareth Allen |
| Billy Par | 3–4 | David Singh |

### Main rounds
#### Top half
##### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Miller | Mark Miller | 0 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 0 | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 1 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Groves | Stephen Groves | 3 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 1 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 0 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Martin Ball | Martin Ball | 0 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 3 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/d | | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | |
| Andrew Milliard | Andrew Milliard | w/o | Andrew Milliard | Andrew Milliard | 0 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 3 | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Saqib Nasir | Saqib Nasir | 3 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 2 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 0 |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | w/o | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | w/d | | | | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 3 | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 1 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 3 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | |
| Barry Stark | Barry Stark | 0 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 3 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Norris | Ricky Norris | 3 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 1 | | | |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 4 | Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | | | |
| George Marter | George Marter | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half
##### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 0 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 0 | Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 0 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 4 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 0 | | | |
| James Hill | James Hill | 0 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 2 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 0 |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 1 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 1 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 2 | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 2 | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | w/o | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | w/d | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 2 |
| Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 2 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 0 | | | | | | |
| Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Hogan | David Hogan | 1 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | w/d | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | w/o | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | |
| Thomas Wealthy | Thomas Wealthy | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lucky Vatnani | Lucky Vatnani | 1 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 0 |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 1 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 1 | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 2 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | w/o | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | | | |
| David Singh | David Singh | w/d | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 0 |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 2 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 4 | David Morris | David Morris | 0 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | |